How much do Human Resources Specialists make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $47,230 and the 90th percentile is $116,290. The difference is $69,060, which is 96.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $54,770 to the 75th at $93,950, covers $39,180.

The mean annual wage is $77,170, which sits above the median of $71,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,372, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the Missouri median of $66,990.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $75,372 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Specialists. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 5th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Springfield, IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $78,840 and employment of 950. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,007, against $75,372 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $62,420 and employment of 530. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,952, against $75,372 here.
• Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $60,660 and employment of 230. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,471, against $75,372 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.61% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (8,130 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.